What Volker spoke about.

Well, that's not quite true. As I said, our thing is not the utopia, to change the world climate. We have to adjust to the world climate. That's the point that we have to do. We can adjust. We have adjusted all the time. I live in a region that was underwater for hundreds of years, and then we built dams and dykes, and we secured our coast. The Netherlands wouldn't exist if the Netherland people h

Thank you for your questions. Very interesting. We don't know how much the factor of man-made existence affects climate. We don't know that yet. Scientists are not on the same page on this question. But we as politicians have the duty to help our people to battle the effects of climate change. We have the climate change – that's a reality – and we have to live with it. And we have to ensure that o

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, Commissioner! Islands are not only holiday destinations, but home to 17 million citizens. Away from the postcard motifs, they have to live with the downsides that islands can bring with them: poor infrastructure, high cost of living, unpredictable weather events. But even these citizens should have a right to remain. It is therefore important to counteract ag

Mr President! Ladies and Gentlemen! The EU Packaging Regulation is nothing short of an imposition for small traders, self-employed persons and craft businesses! Those who send only a few parcels to other EU countries should deal with registrations, fees, reporting obligations and authorised representatives in the individual Member States. This is not the way to create a single market, it is the wa

Madam President, Ladies and Gentlemen! Between 2019 and 2024, around 13 000 legislative acts were adopted in the EU. legislative acts, delegated acts and 5 700 implementing acts. Unfortunately, Member States like my own like to impose additional requirements. By 2029, Ms von der Leyen promises to reduce the burden on businesses by at least 25%, and on small and medium-sized enterprises by as much

Thank you, Mr Colleague, for the question. Of course, there are a variety of problems that bring fishermen to the brink of ruin; I didn't deny that either. But it is quite clear that seals and cormorants also belong to the problem area. I come directly from Schleswig-Holstein, I live on the Baltic Sea, and the fishermen there give up because the cormorants really eat away the fish. It is a fact; T

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen! The fishermen in the Baltic Sea do everything that politics demands of them: Fishing quotas have been reduced, herring and cod have been spared, but stocks have not recovered. What is the EU's response? Decommissioning premiums – this year for the last time. Compensation for seal fretting expires at the end of 2027. And after that? Nothing more! Th

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen! The less real influence the EU has worldwide, the more it stages itself as a great moral power. Nothing against aid in acute emergencies and the protection of humanitarian personnel, but your resolution wants to turn humanitarian policy into a permanent, multi-billion dollar instrument with its own implementation architecture and sprawling politica

Thank you for the question. You allow me to reply in German again. Of course, the market also produces a market for electric cars; That's not a question at all. We also never rejected the idea that there should be electric cars, but we have always said that there must be both or more forms of propulsion. Because electric cars are suitable for many purposes – as the Commissioner said, for taxis, fo

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen! The Commission is concerned about the competitiveness of our car industry and the safeguarding of jobs. Seriously? Who put this great industry on the wall? Why are our companies in the deepest crisis in their history? Why are tens of thousands of workers being laid off? This is also the result of your policy. They have presumed to intervene in a

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen! The transport sector, like the economy as a whole, suffers from the Commission's failed energy policy. As the EU continues to strangulate the economy and is ineffective in terms of foreign policy, we need to watch global competitors overtake us in all areas. The transport sector plays a central role not only for trade and industry, but increasingly

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen! The Electrification Action Plan is another example of a planned economy. Forcing electricity to reach 32% of the final consumer by 2030 is a utopian goal that completely misses reality. The Green Deal has failed at all levels and is jeopardising the competitiveness of our economy. Renewables can make a contribution, but they are unsafe and not d

Mr President! Dear colleagues! The Roadworthiness Directive is not suitable in this form. It only increases the cost of technical tests, makes them more expensive for our companies and is more impractical. Although proven testing facilities and systems exist in many Member States, the EU is committed to regulating something that does not require further regulation. In addition, studies show that m

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen! The so-called climate policy of the EU forces the European airlines to decarbonise and thus to a planned economy. The quotas of ReFuelEU Aviation and the simultaneous end of the free ETS-Certificates are a disaster with announcement, because the market for alternative fuels for airlines in the EU is practically non-existent. Imports of e-fuels from

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen! Our food sovereignty is more important than ever. We need to increase our domestic production. But how will this work if fertilisers become unaffordable due to uniquely high energy costs worldwide, cost drivers such as CBAM, and unrealistic environmental regulations? This puts our farms at the limit of their livelihood, and many farmers have to

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen! This report wants more protection for the Baltic Sea, but it risks further accelerating the decline of fishing in the Baltic Sea. Europe already imports most of the seafood consumed here. And what does the report propose? More restrictions, more uncertainty, more pressure on our fishermen – this means less European fish on the plates and more imports from third

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen! It is not often that we praise the EU, but air passenger rights are among the positive exceptions. It is good that customers can rely on airlines to claim adequate compensation in the event of delays. It is good that Parliament has opposed the Commission's and the Council's attempts to soften this rule. It is good that exemptions from liability